Senior Care Brooklyn NY
May 28 is National Hamburger Day. The perfect time for you to get into the swing of the summer months by indulging in this favorite warm weather staple, this is also a fantastic opportunity for your aging parent to bring some creativity into their senior care journey. By making recipes with their senior health care services provider your parent can not only enjoy better, more varied nutrition, but can also experience a cognitive, emotional, and memory boost. This improves not only their health and functioning, but their relationship with their care provider and their overall quality of life.
This recipe is a fun take on the burger that blends the classic sandwich with a family favorite: lasagna.
What You Will Need
• 4 ciabatta or hamburger rolls
• 1/4 of a cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1/2 of a cup of ricotta cheese
• 1 and 1/2 pounds of ground pork, veal and beef mix
• 1 cup of milk
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• A few grates of nutmeg
• 1 handful of basil leaves
• 1 fourteen and a half ounce can of Italian crushed tomatoes
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• A large bowl
• A sharp knife
• A cutting board
• A saucepan
• A large skillet
• A small saucepan
What to Do
• In the large bowl, season the ground meats with salt and pepper to taste
• Use the sharp knife to finely chop the onion if needed and set aside
• Use the sharp knife to chop the garlic and set aside
• Hand shred or tear the basil leaves and set aside
• By hand, form 4 patties out of the meat, making sure to make the middle slightly thinner for a more even cook
• Drizzle the olive oil over each patty on both sides
• In the saucepan, place 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• Place the saucepan over medium heat
• Once the oil is hot, add the onion to the saucepan
• Saute the onion about 5 minutes, until fragrant and soft
• Add the garlic to the onion and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes
• Stir in the tomatoes to the onion and garlic
• Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper to taste
• Lower the heat to low
• Allow the tomatoes to simmer for 5 minutes
• Stir the basil into the tomatoes and allow to sit
• Add the large skillet to medium high heat
• Drizzle the olive oil into the skillet and get hot
• Add the ground meat to the skillet
• Cook the patties, turning once in the middle, about 8 minutes, or until medium rare
• While the patties cook, add the small saucepan to medium heat
• Add the butter to the small saucepan
• When the butter has melted, whisk in the flour
• After 1 minute of whisking the flour in, whisk in the milk
• Season with salt, nutmeg and pepper to taste
• Cook the flour mix about 5 minutes, or until thickened
• Stir the cheeses into the flour mix
• Use a spoon to get some of the red sauce on the roll bottoms
• Place the patties on top of the red sauce on the bottom rolls
• Place a dollop of the cheese sauce onto the patties
• Replace the top of the rolls onto the patties
• Serve hot